Yearly Archives: 2017

Missouri Health Innovation Company Develops New Drug To Fight Cancer

BioMed Valley Discoveries (BVD), a health innovation company in Kansas City, Missouri, announced they have developed an innovative new drug that shows promise for battling several types of cancers. The drug, ... Read More

Call Center Brings 200 New Jobs To Missouri

iPacesetters, a telemarketing operator that has locations throughout the United States, as well as India and the Dominican Republic, announced plans to expand near Carthage, Missouri. The new call center is ... Read More

Three Missouri Cities Recognized Among America’s Best Cities For Global Trade

Three Missouri cities were recently highlighted as some of “America’s Best Cities For Global Trade,” by Global Trade Magazine. Kansas City, Joplin and St. Louis where each highlighted as models among ... Read More

Advanced Manufacturing Company Expands In Missouri

Beckwood Press Company, a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation systems, is expanding near St. Louis, Missouri. The new 55,000 sq. ft. facility will serve as the company’s corporate ... Read More

South Korean Startups Look To Missouri For U.S. Growth

Five South Korean startups will be journeying to St. Louis, Missouri, next month with the help of SixThirty CYBER, a business accelerator that invests $250,000 annually into cyber security startups. SixThirty ... Read More

Missouri Earns Finalist Spot In Hyperloop One Global Challenge

Missouri’s hopes for a futuristic, high-speed transit system connecting Kansas City and St. Louis appear to be back on track, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. In fact, according to ... Read More

Missouri Sees Continued Investment In Aerospace & Defense Industry

Boeing’s Defense Space & Security division has been awarded an additional $153 million in funding to increase smart bomb production in the company’s St. Charles, Missouri facility. The contract was awarded ... Read More

Missouri’s St. Louis Region Ranked Most Efficient Inland Port District In U.S.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ranked the ports in Missouri’s St. Louis region as the most efficient inland port district in the U.S., in terms of tons moved per river ... Read More

ZAF Energy Systems Opens Manufacturing Plant in Joplin, Missouri, Adds 100 Jobs

ZAF Energy Systems Inc. (ZAF), a developer of next-generation battery technology, announced the opening of a new production facility in Joplin, Missouri. The new facility is dedicated to manufacturing its initial ... Read More

Missouri Among Top States To Start A Business

Missouri has been ranked the 6th best state in the U.S. to start a business, according to FitSmallBusiness.com. The state did well across the board, ranking within the top 25 in ... Read More